Williamston, Mass. - An early two-goal lead proved enough for the Williams College Ephs in a 2-0 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's ice hockey victory over the visiting Trinity College Bantams this afternoon.  Trinity drops to 3-4-3 overall and 1-3-2 in the NESCAC, while extending its winless streak to four games (0-3-1).  The Ephs successfully killed off 4 penalties en route to the victory, and Eph netminder Chloe Billadeau (Chaska, Minn.) recorded a shutout with 26 saves.  Trinity junior goalie Alexa Pujol (New Canaan, Conn.) had 33 stops.

Williams outshot the Bantams, 14-5, in the opening period, and the Ephs got off to a quick with a goal 2:06 into the opening frame.  Caitlin Conlon (Sudbury, Mass.) found Hadley DesMeules (North Pomfret, Vt.) in front of the goal, and DesMeules slid the puck past Pujol to notch her first college goal.  Pujol stopped a 3-on-2 opportunity for Williams later in the period, but with 2:19 remaining before the break, senior Samantha Weinstein (Marblehead, Mass.)  found the back of the net with a shot from the high slot.

Heading into the second period, an Eph penalty coming at the 15:10 mark gave the Bantams an opportunity to find their offensive groove. They failed to break through the penalty-kill unit however, and Billadeau turned away the cluster of shots that came her way.  The second frame remained scoreless, despite multiple man-up opportunities for each side. With just under five minutes to go, the Bantams had their best look at getting on the board with a 4-on-3 advantage, but their offensive onslaught was kept at bay. Billadeau turned away all 12 bids that came at her in the middle frame.  The Ephs tested Pujol in the final minute of the period and managed to get a few looks, upping their shots on goal to 25 headed into the locker room. None were converted, and both goalies held the offenses at bay through the thord period.

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